So I think that's a good enough chance to take. In some sense, people may say that's a small chance, but when it comes to medicine, that's quite a big chance. Because sometimes you'll do chemotherapy and there's only a 2 percent chance of it working but you still try, because everybody wants to live, you know? The majority of them.

I hope the UK courts agree.

People gather in support of continued medical treatment for critically-ill 10-month old Charlie Gard due to be taken off life support, in London on July 6, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images)

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